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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cosmopolitan beetle, Attagenus piceus, of the family Dermestidæ. Its larva is a general feeder, destroying woolen goods, bird-skins, and insect collections, and also feeding on flour, meal, and seeds. Also called the black carpet-beetle.
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